Living with earthquakes: know your faults
Duration: 1 hour 4 mins
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James Jackson, Professor of Earth Sciences
Earthquakes in the last decade have revealed that rich nations have become very resilient in terms of loss-of-life, while much smaller earthquakes have killed up to 30% of urban populations in countries that are far less well prepared. This contrast is related to wealth, development and education, but also to the geological setting and the nature of the hazard involved. This talk will examine what is behind the sombre conclusion that ‘the rich pay and the poor die’. |
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| Created: | 2013-06-04 09:00 |
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| Collection: | Hay Festival lectures |
| Publisher: | University of Cambridge |
| Copyright: | University of Cambridge |
| Language: | eng (English) |